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The Office of Space Commercialization participated in U.S. consultations with the Australian government to establish bilateral cooperation in the civil use of GPS and regional GPS augmentations. View joint statement at GPS.gov
The Office of Space Commercialization prepared a presentation on the “U.S. Government Role in Fostering Commercial GNSS Applications” for the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2007. David Turner of the State Department delivered the presentation on …
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On January 16-17, 2007, the Department of Commerce hosted the first meeting of the U.S.-EU Working Group on Trade and Civil Applications (Working Group B) under the auspices of the 2004 GPS-Galileo Agreement. View meeting …
On October 19, 2006, the Office of Space Commercialization and the Space Enterprise Council of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce co-hosted a public workshop on “GIS Capabilities for Civil Government Agencies: Building a Bridge to …
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Jason Kim of the Office of Space Commercialization was a featured speaker at the September 25 meeting of the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) in Fort Worth, Texas. His presentation summarized the results of …
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Remarks of Edward Morris Director, Office of Space Commercialization National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce Washington Space Business Roundtable Luncheon Continuity of Business (via satellite) Summit U.S. Chamber of Commerce September 21, …
In July 2006, Jason Kim of the Office of Space Commercialization represented the U.S. government at the GEOBrasil Summit 2006 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He delivered two presentations describing the U.S. GPS program and policy …
The Office of Space Commercialization hired economist Irv Leveson to assess the economic productivity benefits of the new GPS L2C signal being introduced with the GPS Block IIR-M satellites. He published some of his findings in …
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Statement of Edward Morris Director, Office of Space Commercialization National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce Hearing on Space and U.S. National Power Before the Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces …
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On January 25, 2006, Deputy Secretary of Commerce David Sampson announced the public availability of the second civil GPS signal (L2C) from the recently launched GPS IIR-M satellite. View speech at commerce.gov Sampson spoke during a …
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On December 10, 2004, the governments of the United States and Russia signed a joint statement on cooperation between GPS and GLONASS. View joint statement at GPS.gov The Office of Space Commercialization participated in the …
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The governments of the United States and Japan convened a plenary meeting in Washington, D.C., on November 18, 2004, to review and discuss matters of importance regarding cooperation in the civil use of GPS. The …
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On September 14, 2004, NGA followed up on the success of its ClearView program with the NextView initiative, which now ensures the government access to commercial satellite imagery at 0.5 meter resolution. As a part …
On June 26, 2004, the United States, the European Commission, and the Member States of the European Union signed the landmark Agreement on the Promotion, Provision and Use of Galileo and GPS Satellite-Based Navigation Systems …
On March 29, 2003, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) announced its ClearView initiative, awarding a multi-year contract and entering into agreements with three U.S. commercial data providers — DigitalGlobe, Space Imaging, and OrbImage — to …
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In December 2002, the Office of Space Commercialization released a report (dated October 2002) providing an analysis of the technical viability of several suborbital launch system concepts. The report also examines the commercial market potential …
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